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Yemen has been a wonder to many people throughout histories it is distinguished for its most beautiful views that are of a magnificent beauty.

 As result, we find flux of tourists coming here to see the beauty that many countries envoy Yemen for many are the places that if given the attention needed, treasures will be gained.

We have always been strong advocates of a trend to exploit the natural places that scatter all over Yemen, to be better used for the welfare of the society.

 

Useful information about Yemen

 

Location:

The republic of Yemen is located in southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula , in the southern part of  Asia.

Saudi Arabia borders it in the north , the Arab sea and Indian Ocean in the south , the Sultanate of Oman in the east , and the read sea in the west.

Area:

The total area is approximately 555.000 km.

Climate:

The weather in Yemen changes from area to area according to changing geographic  patterns.

 The four seasons, however, over top to ,summer and winter ,the summer spans the period from April to September .

The summer is moderate in the mountain areas ,and  hot with high humidity on the costal area and the islands .

The winter on the other land and spans the period from October to March. 

It is moderately cold in the mountains , and moderate in the islands coastal areas .

Population:

The population of Yemen is (18.000.000)eighteen millions.

Language:

Arabic is the official language with English as the 2nd  language.

Religion:

Islam is the official religion.

Time zone:

Greenwich mean time (GMT)+ 3 hrs.

Currency:

The Yemeni Riyal (YR) is the official currency unit however ,visitors can exchange most international currencies in exchange establishments, which are spread all over the Yemeni towns, or in bank . 

 

Historical Glimpse of Autma district

 

 Although there is no reference in history works or iniquities finding to any thing that takes up   the first settlement of the ancient Yemeni person in Autma  ,yet it is certain that Autma occupied   a place in  the ancient Yemeni states and kingdoms.

 

This can be traced back to the ancient Maine state and up to the Himyarite state, which was the foundation of the establishment of Arab-Islamic state in the early seventh century.

 

We could say that the fertility of the soil, the high productivity of agricultural crops, the presence of grazing grounds, dense forests, the excellent rates of rainfall, the presence of many springs and rivulets, the climatic diversity from cold, moderate and equatorial resulted is that diversity of crops suited to the life of many animals. This advantage induced man to settle there and consequently exploit these bounties to provide himself with the requirements of daily life. This is underlined by man undertaking the construction of huge terraced farming and undertaking farming and animal husbandry.

 

Early man also utilized his mental capabilities to build citadels and fortresses, dams and weirs for exploiting rain water for sustained agricultural and thus provide food, clothing and bedding and export the surplus through barter with other regions and thus ensure the other multiple how to meal other needs of human life.